ulti khopdi

This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Should journalists apologise?

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The Hoot Are reporters, who fall for police and IB plants and happily give chapter and verse on the lives of individuals suspected of ter...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Making the invisible visible

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, September 19, 2010 The Other Half KALPANA SHARMA If women are getting more visibility today, it is partly ...
Sunday, September 05, 2010

Dying of indifference

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, September 5, 2010 The Other Half KALPANA SHARMA Every eight minutes a woman dies in our country due to preg...
Saturday, September 04, 2010

Public transport vs personalised transport

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The JNNURM initiative, under which the central government funds a substantial part of the costs of city public transport systems, has begun...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Fear in the city

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, August 22, 2010 The Other Half ...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Is our neighbour's tragedy not our own?

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So why did the Indian media choose to ignore a huge human tragedy which, by virtue of its proportions, has to be considered “breaking new...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Why make divorce easy?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, July 25, 2010 THE OTHER HALF Kalpana Sharma What are the laws that need the urgent attention of the government? ...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Just let them play

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The Hindu, sunday magazine, July 11, 2010 The other half Women are visible as spectators in most big sporting events but face great hurdles ...
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Kalpana Sharma
Journalist, columnist, writer based in Mumbai. Worked with Himmat Weekly, Indian Express, Times of India and The Hindu. Was also Consulting Editor, Economic and Political Weekly, and Readers Editor, Scroll.in Currently writes a fortnightly column, Broken News, in Newslaundry.com Author of "Rediscovering Dharavi: Stories from Asia's largest slum" (Penguin, 2000). Other books include "Whose News? The Media and Women's Issues" edited with Ammu Joseph (published by Sage 1994/2006), "Terror Counter-Terror: Women Speak Out" edited with Ammu Joesph (published by Kali for Women, 2003). Editor of "Missing: Half the Story, Journalism as if Gender Matters" (published by Zubaan, 2010) and "Single by Choice: Happily Unmarried Women (published by Women Unlimited, 2019). "The Silence and the Storm: Narratives of Violence against Women in India" (published by Aleph,2019)
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